Has surname generation stagnated? When did it stop? Did someone draw a line some time ago and decide that we will have no more

The recently published trove of torture documents http://nyti.ms/2iPxDC2 exposing the war crimes of the CIA in using torture

A salute to Whanganui's youngest councillor, Josh Chandulal-Mackay, for organising the rally in Majestic Square yesterday in support

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Not so easy Kate Stewart writes in her Trump love-fest that he "won his race fair and square and with considerable ease". Trump

Truth on Treaty It is way past time we stopped feuding among ourselves and stood together as a nation. The latest hi-jinks at Waitangi

A CHANGE is as good as a rest they say - though change can come with a twinge of regret. A switch of news rounds means I will now

"Without a proper sense of urgency, we will be eventually defeated, dominated and very likely destroyed," wrote former general Michael

AN IMMIGRANT writes: "When I came to New Zealand for a quiet life, I never expected to be the subject of so much attention. "My

I love how little old New Zealand has a reputation for world-class wines. Lately, however, one could be mistaken for thinking we

WITH the announcement of the New Zealand election date, the nation has suddenly been overcome with existential moodiness. Applying

I SPENT the first weeks of 2017 in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India. I had good reason to be there and I'm glad I went

By Brit Bunkley MEDIA commentator Professor Robert W. McChesney wrote in 2001 that "the rulers of New Zealand's media system could

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Oh say, can you see? My letter of January 18 appears to have struck a nerve in the several readers who responded. While none seemed

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THE Chronicle has uncovered an exclusive excerpt from a conversation in the Oval Office, thanks to the services of a Russian hacker.... Vice

By David Bennett THERE is an old Chinese proverb which suggests that it's good to live in "interesting times" ... current events

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AT A CONCERT in London in March 2003, as the Bush Administration prepared to invade Iraq in what would prove to be America's greatest

One of the weekend magazines recently showed it was prepared to ask the big questions ... At what point did ironing become the man's

For obvious reasons, the Whanganui Musicians Club skips the first first-Friday-of-the-month of the year - but we are all set to go

FOR obvious reasons, the Whanganui Musicians' Club skips the first Friday of the month in January, but we are all set for the first

Exceptional care My brother Charles was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and, very sadly, we found he needed more care than we

FOR SOME years now I have been optimistic that the Governments of the world would come to their senses and actually do something about

UBI errors A brave attempt by Garth Scown (letters, January 21) to demolish the argument for a Universal Basic Income. Understandable

Balance needed The Chronicle recently published two "Opinion" articles on water conservation. Brian Doughty (January 16) gave a

American buys New Zealand A wealthy American has bought land in New Zealand. Exactly how much land is undisclosed but documents suggest

I WAS somewhat amused by my column colleagues Fred and Jay sounding off on solutions to the tension in the Middle East. Here we have

A COLLECTIVE sigh of relief is sweeping across the country - the school holidays are nearly over and children are heading back to